About 11:10 a.m., Amarillo police, fire and emergency personnel responded to a call at 103 S. Williams St. The accident occurred on railroad tracks between South Williams Street and the Ross Street overpass in north Amarillo.

Officers made contact with BNSF officials, who reported the accident. BNSF employees were moving a rail grinder car from one track to another when the car struck the man, throwing him under the car, Trupe said. They were moving the car because they had discovered a leak and were going to repair it, he said.

“They were moving it back to another position to try to fix that and somehow through all that some kind of miscommunication (occurred) and the gentleman was struck by the western end of the train ... and knocked up underneath the train,” Trupe said.

The employee, whom Trupe described as a white male in his fifties, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Trupe said BNSF is investigating the fatal accident and no criminal charges have been filed. Officials had not yet notified the employee’s family Monday afternoon.

Potter County Justice of the Peace Gary Jackson ordered an autopsy for the employee, Trupe said.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration spokesman Juan Rodriquez said agency officials are looking to determine whether they will conduct an investigation of the accident Monday afternoon.

Federal Railroad Administration officials have not responded to requests for comment Monday afternoon.

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Yeah right the FRA ---might show up when the toxic cloud takes out half the town and the media level gets beyond local to sit up a railroad excuse. Now you just sit there and smoke and drink and wait on the Feds.